{"id":5122,"date":"2016-09-27T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T14:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/link2007.org\/2016\/09\/27\/microfinance-palestine-are-loans-too-expensive-and-should-interest-rates-be-capped\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:17:22","slug":"microfinance-in-palestine-are-loans-too-expensive-and-should-interest-rates-be-capped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/link2007.org\/en\/2016\/09\/27\/microfinance-in-palestine-are-loans-too-expensive-and-should-interest-rates-be-capped\/","title":{"rendered":"MICROFINANCE IN PALESTINE: ARE LOANS TOO EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD INTEREST RATES BE CAPPED?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microfinance in Palestine: Are loans too expensive and should interest rates be capped?<\/h3><\/div>
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A study carried out by Marco Azzalini of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation AICS \u2013 Jerusalem Office with Valeria E. Pujia and Katia Raguzzoni of Microfinanza Srl which also received comments from the president of Link2007, Paolo Dieci.
\nThe document is in English.
\n\u201cIn Palestine as in other countries, a debate over interest rates and other fees applied by MFIs is growing. It is a common belief that loans offered by local MFIs are overpriced and thus, large shares of the population \u2013 in particular micro-entrepreneurs, small-scale farmers and women \u2013 cannot afford to take up credit. Many stakeholders are also advocating for a government intervention to set
\nan interest rate ceiling for specific economic sectors or beneficiary groups, most in need of finance.
\nAre Palestinian MFIs asking for disproportionate interest rates and fees? Are they inefficient or making too much profit? Based on the
\nexperience in other countries, are \u201cinterest rate caps\u201d effective in fostering financial inclusion among marginalized groups? This brief <\/span>
\naims to shed light on these issues and provide policymakers and donors in Palestine with some general recommendations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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